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7,465 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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The news turned to violence in Bamako, rights and justice in Damascus and evacuations in the UK. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMali 93 in 100 of its 149 stories, usually 41
RegionNorth America 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Mali

138 of its 149 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bamako accounted for 87 of Mali's 138 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Rights & justice

Syria

33 of its 60 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Damascus accounted for 25 of Syria's 33 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). House fires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

107 of its 187 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

55 of its 78 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

80 of its 227 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

66 of its 264 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

US

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Heatwave was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with malaria.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: accidents in Ukraine (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in India (65 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); accidents in US (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 Apr. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 7,465 stories about harm among 39,499 counted on 26 Apr.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 22 March 2026. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 39,499 stories, above the usual 17. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. In Mali, 93% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual. A year earlier, on 26 April 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Equatorial Guinea, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali93 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia71 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon60 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine57 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Syria55 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1273 Tehran Iran19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Islamabad Pakistan19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 Jerusalem Israel14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 London UK12 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 57 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Switzerland: 31 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 31 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 35 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 25 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 93 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 26 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 60 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 394 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 802 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Fiji: 31 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 71 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chad: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belarus: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Armenia: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 57 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 44 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Mali 93 in 100 of its 149 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Colombia 71 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 57 in 100 of its 187 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 60 in 100 of its 95 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 46 in 100 of its 394 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 55 in 100 of its 60 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence23% 1,660 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice20% 1,480 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health18% 1,341 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,108 stories · about as usual Displacement12% 902 stories · much more than usual (usually 2%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 351 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 261 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services3% 220 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed1,713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected714 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests707 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations194 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees37 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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